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[Ireland] Smoke and mirrors

It took several months to finally quit, helped by a stint on oncology wards . . . Dr Muiris Houston retells how medical student Nikhil Joshi stripped away the make-up from the common illusion that smoking is a form of coping mechanism.
Irish Medical Times (ie)
added Oct 1, 2012 17:04
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[Europe, Ireland] Shop owners angry at EU tobacco plans

Shop owners in Ireland are alarmed at proposals by the EU to ban the sale of roll-your-own tobacco in small packages, which they say will boost smuggling and be unfair to less well off smokers.
Irish Independent (ie)
added Feb 26, 2013 11:17
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[Ireland] Tobacco smuggling claims 'not accurate'

ANTI-SMOKING groups yesterday accused the tobacco industry of over-hyping the extent of cigarette smuggling in Ireland for its own advantage.
Irish Independent (ie)
added Aug 22, 2012 16:13
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[Eastern Europe, Europe, Ireland, UK] Smokers turning more to illicit tobacco ($$)

The number of cigarettes smoked in the UK that have not had duty paid on them leapt nearly two-thirds in 2012, according to a report by KPMG on behalf of Philip Morris International, the tobacco company.
Financial Times (uk)
added Apr 17, 2013 18:09
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[Ireland] Poll: Should the price of cigarettes be increased?

HEALTH MINISTER JAMES Reilly has reportedly proposed increasing the price of cigarettes from just under €9 to €15 in the next six years. . . . So we want to know what you think. Should the price of cigarettes
The Journal.ie (ie)
added Jul 15, 2012 14:00
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[Europe, Ireland] Anderson to play major role in shaping EU tobacco legislation

Sinn Féin MEP, Martina Anderson has been appointed by the GUE/NGL Group in the European Parliament to track and amend the Tobacco Products Directive as it passes through the legislative process in the Parliament.
Sinn Féin (ie)
added Feb 8, 2013 22:05
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[Australia, Ireland] Do plain cigarette packs help young women smokers to quit?

As Ireland plans to introduce new legislation to follow the Australian lead of plain packaging on cigarettes, a major new study has suggested that the initiative may help young women to cut down on the number of cigarettes they smoke and may even encoura
Irish Medical News (ie)
added May 28, 2013 13:32
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[Ireland] Graphic warnings on cigarette packs

Horrific images of diseased lungs and rotting teeth are set to appear on cigarette packets from Friday to warn against the dangers of smoking. The graphic images will accompany a health warning on every tobacco product sold in shops from February 1.
The Argus (ie)
added Jan 31, 2013 17:32
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[Ireland] LETTER: Message in the cigarette pack

a leading tobacco company is about to offer free cartons of 200 cigarettes in exchange for each collection of all 14 images. The Ministers responsible for this hasty piece of legislation will have to look on helplessly as a frenzy of “GI” exchanges on the
Irish Times (ie)
added Feb 6, 2013 12:22
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[Australia, Europe, Ireland, UK, USA] ANALYSIS: Big Tobacco hurt by legal and mindset changes

Big Tobacco is proving notoriously hard to stub out but legal changes, excise hikes and the illicit trade are hurting it, writes John Hearne
Irish Examiner (ie)
added Feb 22, 2013 10:45
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